Jesus in the heart of every man, woman and child… International Presbytery
Pastors Tony and Shaye Spell, Leaders and members of Life Tabernacle Church,
Bishop Ron Allen Marcus Benson, PhD
Praise Jesus!
Bishop Dilshad Bhatti Florence Brooks, PhD Cindye Coates, PhD
The more than 40,000 ministers that make up the International Circle of Faith stand in solidarity with you and Life Tabernacle Church. We are appalled that the members or leadership of any Church, would be subjected to the draconian abuses that you and your congregation are currently experiencing.
Stan Coates, PhD Bishop Joseph Freeson Bishop Herbert Gadian Bishop David Ngwa, PhD Barney P. Phillips, PhD Pastor Riaz Sadiq, PhD Apostle Stephen Strader Missionary David Tait Tembi Alfred Tembi, PhD Apostle Phillip Torboe Daniel J. Ubonabasi, PhD Bernie L. Wade, PhD Daisy R. Wade, PhD
International Circle of Faith 1 9 0 1 Pr e s t wic k Dr iv e L a G r a n g e , KY 4 0 0 3 1 www. ic o f . n e t 502.655.8554
For officials to use the fear of Covid-19 to hide their racist agenda and personal bias will never be acceptable. To have your people be assaulted by Christophobes and be subjected to racial slurs (like being called Coronavirus Incubators) is an act of racial intolerance that all of us hope we never witness again (certainly not in the United States of America). There are three major areas we want to highlight: 1. As humans we hold that every person (regardless of color) is important and has God given rights to Life, Liberty and the pursuit of happiness. These folks should be allowed to come to your church without fear of harassment by white supremacists who park their cars on the highway in front of your church for the sole purpose of assaulting them with racial insults. As citizens of the United States we find the systematic racism being practiced or tolerated by officials in your area returns us to a dark period in American History where people are judged by the color of their skin rather than the content of their character. 2. As American citizens we expect the Civil and Religious liberties afforded by the Constitution of the United States would be upheld by your local officials. We expect that no action would be taken against you that infringers on those liberties. 3. As people of God we are staunch defenders of civil and religious liberties. We often see Christian liberties violated by countries that persecute Christ followers. To witness such a blatant display by officials in your area (even coming into the Sanctuary of Life Tabernacle to serve an arrest warrant) is intolerable. We are calling on Christians around the world to stand in solidarity with you. We are praying for you and know that God will bring you through victoriously against these workers of iniquity. In His Grace,
Bernie 1932 – 2020 Bernie L. Wade Presiding Bishop – ICOF